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Norway’s crown princess needs lung transplant, palace says
OSLO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Norway’s Crown ‌Princess Mette-Marit is expected to undergo a lung transplant following a deterioration ‌of her health in recent months, the royal household said on […]
Myanmar arrests hundreds under new election law ahead of December vote
Dec 19 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta said this week ‌it had arrested more than 200 people under a new law against undermining elections, drawing criticism from a ‌monitoring group that […]
Analysis-EU’s Ukraine funding deal keeps Kyiv in fight, Russian assets in deep freeze
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – European Union leaders claimed victory after ‌agreeing a 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan to keep Ukraine financially afloat and in the fight against Russia’s […]
Australian teen wounded while shielding children during Bondi attack says she is not a hero
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) – As two gunmen ‌opened fire on hundreds celebrating Hanukkah on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, 14-year-old Chaya Dadon’s mind was clear. Read full story Date: 19 December, […]
France faces budget showdown as lawmakers race to avoid deadlock
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – France’s 2026 ‌budget faces a make-or-break moment on Friday as lawmakers scramble to ‌avert a fiscal deadlock in last-ditch talks to agree a compromise ‌bill. […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to meet Poland’s Trump-backed president at key moment in war
WARSAW, Dec ‌19 (Reuters) – Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki in Warsaw on Friday, as the Ukrainian leader ‌tries to shore up relations with a key ally […]
Islamic State, in first comment, calls Palmyra attack a blow to US and Syrian forces
Dec 19 (Reuters) – The Islamic ‌State group said the killing of U.S. Pentagon ‌personnel in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra was a “blow” ‌to U.S. forces and Syrian armed […]
Australia’s ‘Bondi Hero’ handed $1.65 million collected from fundraising
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) – A man credited ‌with saving lives for wrestling a gun from one of the alleged attackers during ‌a mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach received […]
Wisconsin judge found guilty of obstructing Trump immigration crackdown, media says
Dec 18 (Reuters) – ‌A Wisconsin judge was found guilty on Thursday of helping a migrant evade a planned immigration arrest outside her courtroom, a ‌victory for U.S. President Donald […]
Analysis-Australia’s gun control consensus frays after Bondi Beach attack
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) – When a gunman murdered 35 people in Tasmania in 1996, Australia’s ‌political leaders united to implement some of the West’s toughest gun laws. Nearly three […]